At the Sundance Film Festival last week, Amy Goodman interviewed Staley Nelson, director of a new documentary Freedom Riders. She also spoke with two surviving riders: Bernard Lafayette and Jim Zwerg. Connect to "The Freedom Riders: New Documentary Recounts Historic 1961 Effort to Challenge Segregated Bus System in the Deep South"
At the Sundance Film Festival website, you can watch some of the film. Click here.
NPR has a broadcast, pictures, and an article with more information about the Freedom Riders. Connect to "Get On the Bus: The Freedom Riders of 1961" by Terry Gross
Connect to "The Freedom Riders: New Documentary Recounts Historic 1961 Effort to Challenge Segregated Bus System in the Deep South"
At the Sundance Film Festival website, you can watch some of the film. Click here.
NPR has a broadcast, pictures, and an article with more information about the Freedom Riders.
Connect to "Get On the Bus: The Freedom Riders of 1961" by Terry Gross